In the wake of record-breaking warming temperatures, you might be wondering what you can do to lighten your carbon footprint. Besides curbing your air travel and becoming a vegetarian, you can looking at tightening your residence’s building envelope, or renovating using more benign materials. The Endeavour Centre in Peterborough, ON, hosts a bunch of different kinds of green building workshops, and the first one on designing your sustainable home will be held in Toronto on February 6-7th. The schedule for all of their courses is below, but visit the Endeavour Centre’s website for more information.
Workshops – 2016 Schedule
All of Endeavour’s workshops are taught by leading professionals who have a passion for teaching and sharing their knowledge. We focus on small-group learning in an open and fun format. Please check out our calendar below, and follow the links to get more information on each workshop. If you have any questions, please contact us.
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| Design Your Own Sustainable Home- Toronto |
Feb 6-7 |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood |
| Eco Paints- Understanding Healthy House Paints |
Feb 8 |
Evening |
Chris Magwood |
| BCIN-House 2012 |
Feb 8-12 |
5 Days |
Jeff Chalmers |
| Tadelakt plastering |
Feb 13,14 |
2 Day |
Mike Henry |
| Carpentry For Women |
Feb 27,28 |
2 Day |
Jen Feigin & Deirdre McGahern |
| Green & Healthy Home Renovation series: Improving Your Home’s Energy Efficiency |
March 8 |
3 hours |
Chris Magwood |
| Green & Healthy Home Renovation series: Kitchens & Bathrooms |
March 1 |
3 hours |
Chris Magwood |
| Ontario Building Code (BCIN) Legal Process 2012 |
March 12,13,19,20,21 |
5 Days
(Delivered over two consecutive weekends) |
Jeff Chalmers |
| Green & Healthy Home Renovation series: Choosing Healthy Paints, Finishes & Flooring |
March 15 |
3 hours |
Chris Magwood |
| Design Your Own Sustainable Home- Ottawa |
March 19,20 |
2 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Earthen Floors |
March 26-27 |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood & Jen Feigin |
| Hempcrete |
April 9 |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Light clay straw |
April 10 |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Compressed Earth Block Construction |
April 24th |
1 Day |
Henry Weirsma and Chris Magwood |
| Renewable Energy |
April 30 |
1 Day |
Sean Flanagan |
| Carpentry For Women |
May 7,8 |
2 Days |
Jen Feigin & Deirdre McGahern |
| Build a Pizza/Bread Oven |
May 14-15 |
2 Days |
Tina Therrien |
| Fundamentals of Building Science |
May 27-29 |
3 Days |
Jacob Deva Racusin |
| Ontario Building Code (BCIN) Courses-Small Buildings |
June 6-10 |
5 Days |
Jeff Chalmers |
| Rocket Stove/Rocket Mass Heater workshop |
June 11,12 |
2 Days |
Andrew Brunning |
| Net Zero Energy Home Certification |
June 18,19 |
2 Days |
Ross Elliot |
| Plastering for Straw Bale Construction |
July-TBA |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood & Jen Feigin |
| Solar Outdoor Shower |
July-TBA |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood |
| Make a Wooden Cutting Board |
July-16 |
1 day |
Annie Murphy |
| Build a Pizza/Bread Oven |
August 6,7 |
2 Days |
Tina Therrien |
| Tadelakt plastering |
August 27,28 |
2 day |
Mike Henry |
| Spoon Carving |
September 10 |
1 DAY |
Wilfried Elzner |
| Ontario Building Code (BCIN) Legal Process 2012l |
Sept 19-23 |
5 Days |
Jeff Chalmers |
| Natural, Non-toxic Eco-Paints Workshop |
Sept 24 |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood & Jen Feigin |
| Renewable Energy |
Oct 8 |
1 Day |
Sean Flanagan |
| Making and Applying Your Own Natural Finish Plasters |
Oct 22,23 |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood & Jen Feigin |
| Hempcrete |
Oct 29 |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Straw/Clay workshop |
Oct 30 |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Design Your Own Sustainable Home |
Nov 5,6 |
2 Days |
Chris Magwood |
| Net Zero Energy Certification |
Nov 12,13 |
2 Days |
Ross Elliot |
| Straw Bale Building Workshop |
Nov 18,19,20 |
3 Days |
Chris Magwood & Jen Feigin |
| Carpentry For Women |
Nov26, 27 |
2 Days |
Jen Feigin & Deirdre McGahern |
| Rocket Stove/Rocket Mass Heater workshop |
Dec 3, 4 |
2 Days |
Andrew Brunning |
| Framing Carpentry for Women |
TBA |
3 Days |
Jen Feigin & Deirdre McGahern |
| Tools For Teens |
TBA |
2 Days |
Jen Feigin & Deirdre McGahern |
| Earthbag Building Workshop |
TBA |
1 Day |
Chris Magwood |
| Timber Framing |
TBA |
3 Days |
Mark Davidson |
| Dry stack Stone |
TBA |
3 Days |
Eric Landman |
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